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big cuts over at the white house you could say. white house. the 50-foot-tall iconic elm tree on the north lawn was chopped down after being damaged in a thunderstorm this past sunday. how long had it stood at the white house drooiway? 29 years. a teenage tree when it arrived at the white house. it was planted under ronald reagan back in '82. a big change in landscape at the white house. 29 years of history coming down. tonight's big number. >>> up next, right off a cliff, the tax tea party right is pushing republicans away from any deal on the debt. are republicans willing to tank the economy to keep their base happy? every day you live with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis could be another day you're living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you by asking your rheumatologist about humira. for many adult patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis humira has been proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira's use in patients with ra has been evaluated in multiple studies during the
big cuts over at the white house you could say. white house. the 50-foot-tall iconic elm tree on the north lawn was chopped down after being damaged in a thunderstorm this past sunday. how long had it stood at the white house drooiway? 29 years. a teenage tree when it arrived at the white house. it was planted under ronald reagan back in '82. a big change in landscape at the white house. 29 years of history coming down. tonight's big number. >>> up next, right off a cliff, the tax tea...
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there is a big difference between 15% and 0%. this study can be found right now on house speaker john boehner's website. speaker.gov. there are reports now seeping out of the ultrasecret bipartisan deficit reduction negotiations led by invite president joe biden that the ratio that was on the table when the republicans walked out was 83% spending cuts, 17% revenue increases. so when the talks got within a couple of percentage points of the ratio that republicans recently considered acceptable, why did the republicans walk out? senator chuck schumer knows why. >> let's not forget senator mcconnell made it clear last october that his number one priority above everything else is to defeat president obama. and now it's becoming clear that insisting on a slash and burn approach may be part of this plan. it has a double benefit for republicans. it's ideologically tidy and undermines economic recovery, which they think only helps them in 2012. >> the current position on tax revenues including the refusal to close tax loopholes is too ex
there is a big difference between 15% and 0%. this study can be found right now on house speaker john boehner's website. speaker.gov. there are reports now seeping out of the ultrasecret bipartisan deficit reduction negotiations led by invite president joe biden that the ratio that was on the table when the republicans walked out was 83% spending cuts, 17% revenue increases. so when the talks got within a couple of percentage points of the ratio that republicans recently considered acceptable,...
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it's going to take somebody with big ego and lots of money. in 1992, that was ross perot. >> he's little. >> yes. the only one who fits all of those descriptions now is the mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. >> simply because he's short? >> no. >> he has billions. >> he has billions, the ego and the organizational gift, by the way. he built bloomberg just the way perot built perot systems and so forth. these are guy whose know how to build empires in business, who think, some of them, that they can build a temporary empire, which is what a presidential campaign is. bloomberg says he's not going to do it. >> angus king, one of the great names of american politics, on another show this morning, one that i'm very familiar with called "daily rundown." i asked him. he brought up a candidate. a potential candidate for an independent candidacy or third-party ticket. listen. >> i think it would be somebody, a guy named chuck hagel, for example, a republican senator from nebraska. >> endorsed obama, essentially. >> yeah, yeah, and she a trick guy. i
it's going to take somebody with big ego and lots of money. in 1992, that was ross perot. >> he's little. >> yes. the only one who fits all of those descriptions now is the mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. >> simply because he's short? >> no. >> he has billions. >> he has billions, the ego and the organizational gift, by the way. he built bloomberg just the way perot built perot systems and so forth. these are guy whose know how to build empires in...
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a big bummer. nfl football is a ritual. it is americana. sundays around the tv with your betting slip or your fantasy team or whatever, that is-dhash occupies a huge proportion of the population. if there is no football, it really will be a huge bummer. the nba, the business of nba, i don't think benefits quite as much from the national obsession. but you're right, it's a total drag np in a right track-wrong track way of understanding things, it is a wrong track but the cardinals wept the orioles in baltimore so i'm on the right track. >> well, they wi
a big bummer. nfl football is a ritual. it is americana. sundays around the tv with your betting slip or your fantasy team or whatever, that is-dhash occupies a huge proportion of the population. if there is no football, it really will be a huge bummer. the nba, the business of nba, i don't think benefits quite as much from the national obsession. but you're right, it's a total drag np in a right track-wrong track way of understanding things, it is a wrong track but the cardinals wept the...
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you have to stick it to the big guys. congressman, thanks. >> thank you. >>> all right joining me now, chief congressional correspondent for the national journal. doesn't want to kick the can down the road. >> right. >> sounded like a guy who, if that's the deal that's cut and there's a temporary deal, right now, that's what smells like is coming. >> yes. >> he did say i will vote against that. what they say and don't say matters. he didn't say i will vote against them. it's going to have to be against the house leadership to agree to a short term resolution to this absent huge deal. >> eric cantor told me this week, there's a great column on this, a great column about eric cantor. if we look in five pots here, the white house, senate republicans, not democrats house democrats, all reluctantly support the short term deal. the one who wouldn't, house republicans. >> they don't want to vote twice. there's a number of the house majority that total 239 that want this to be the moment of decision. they don't want a moment of i
you have to stick it to the big guys. congressman, thanks. >> thank you. >>> all right joining me now, chief congressional correspondent for the national journal. doesn't want to kick the can down the road. >> right. >> sounded like a guy who, if that's the deal that's cut and there's a temporary deal, right now, that's what smells like is coming. >> yes. >> he did say i will vote against that. what they say and don't say matters. he didn't say i will vote...
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it's going to take somebody with big egoand lots of money. in 1992 that was ross perot. >> he's little. >> the only one who fits all of those descriptions how is the mayor of new york michael bloomberg. >> because he's short? >> no. he's got billions and the ego and the organizational gift, by the way, he built bloomberg just the way perot build perot systems and so forth. these are guys who know how to build empires and business who think some of them that they can build a temporary empire which is what a presidential campaign is. bloomberg say he's not doing it. >> chris, i want to play for you angus king. he was on another show this morning, one that i'm familiar with called the daily rundown. he brought up a candidate. listen to who angus king floats as a potential candidate for an independent candidacy or third party ticket. listen. >> i think it would be somebody, a guy named chuck hagel a republican senator from nebraska. >> who endorsed obama, essentially. >> she a terrific guy. i could say a guy like that and maybe a slightly disaffe
it's going to take somebody with big egoand lots of money. in 1992 that was ross perot. >> he's little. >> the only one who fits all of those descriptions how is the mayor of new york michael bloomberg. >> because he's short? >> no. he's got billions and the ego and the organizational gift, by the way, he built bloomberg just the way perot build perot systems and so forth. these are guys who know how to build empires and business who think some of them that they can...
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push for the big cuts republicans say they want. if they turn their back on those big cuts, the president is in the strongest position to say they are not living up to their principles. >> and there is no chance of them accepting any kind of big deal at all because the president is insisting that there be tax revenue increases in there. so the president knows that he is pushing something that they absolutely cannot agree to. so at this point, what the president does seem to be doing is what you just said, is making his position appear to be the one who wants to do the big move on deficit reduction, and forcing these republicans to back away from big deficit reduction, thereby, he hopes, neutralizing deficit reduction as an issue against him in the presidential campaign. >> well, look, he's talked about deficit reduction all the way through. but remember, it's not just his position here. it's 2/3 of the american public. we have a slew of polls here saying that 2/3 of the american people want to see some combination of taxes and spend
push for the big cuts republicans say they want. if they turn their back on those big cuts, the president is in the strongest position to say they are not living up to their principles. >> and there is no chance of them accepting any kind of big deal at all because the president is insisting that there be tax revenue increases in there. so the president knows that he is pushing something that they absolutely cannot agree to. so at this point, what the president does seem to be doing is...
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this is big for the republicans. never done before with a long-term budget plan to bring down the deficit. now everybody agrees also there has to be a balanced approach. they agree to $1.6 trillion in cuts and what the president is saying is there's $400 billion in tax subsidies. tax give ways, as al you mentioned, tot hedge fund managers, that we can no longer afford. now if republicans don't buy that, as david brooks said nothing in the new york times, they are idiots. they don't know how to govern. they won. they ought to take this deal. >> mr. brooks, conservative columnists, is saying come on. you are marginalizing yourself. can't even you even hear from your own people that ideal logically agreed with the republican line. >> well, look, reverend sharpton, you showed some polls a minute ago that showed 70 or 8 30ers don't agree with republican owns this or that or the other thing. if the republicans are standing up for their convictions and beliefs against the tide of public opinion, it may be political courage
this is big for the republicans. never done before with a long-term budget plan to bring down the deficit. now everybody agrees also there has to be a balanced approach. they agree to $1.6 trillion in cuts and what the president is saying is there's $400 billion in tax subsidies. tax give ways, as al you mentioned, tot hedge fund managers, that we can no longer afford. now if republicans don't buy that, as david brooks said nothing in the new york times, they are idiots. they don't know how to...
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he got these big concessions in return for big tax increases. now, what do the people of connecticut have? big tax increases with no concessions. >> this is awkward. >> joining us now from hartford, connecticut, governor dannel malloy. were you lecturing chris christie? let's start there. >> i don't think so. he started talking about allowing states to go bankrupt. how did that go for him. people say things that sometimes don't make sense. this is a debate that's more important than who has the bigger belt. it's policy. >> oh! >> it is so hot. >> it is so hot here. >> bring it boys. >> what? >> you do argue over things. >> belts, bigger office. silly. just silly. >> let me ask you governor. get us up to date. what chris christie was talking about was a battle you may be having with the unions. many say you bent over backwards and rejected the package. do you now have to start cutting employees? >> yeah. i told them i would do that. connecticut has to balance the budget in short term basis, which a lot of people are concentrating on. we have a pa
he got these big concessions in return for big tax increases. now, what do the people of connecticut have? big tax increases with no concessions. >> this is awkward. >> joining us now from hartford, connecticut, governor dannel malloy. were you lecturing chris christie? let's start there. >> i don't think so. he started talking about allowing states to go bankrupt. how did that go for him. people say things that sometimes don't make sense. this is a debate that's more...
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i'montessa brewer back in the saddle covering the big news coast to coast. we begin with breaking news. the judge in the roger clemens perjury trial has just declared a mistrial. nbc's pete williams is in washington, d.c. what's the judge saying about this trial, pete? >> reporter: well, the judge has said he'll decide at a hearing on september 2nd, almost two months from now, where we go from here. this trial had just started yesterday with opening statements from both sides and the prosecutors had begun calling witnesses, but the judge had told the prosecutors in advance that certain evidence was off-limits and one of the things that was off-limits was related to testimony by a friend and former teammate of roger clemens named andy pettitte who had played with him on two major league teams. andy pettitte has said that roger clemens told him he used human growth hormone. clemens says that pettitte is mistaken. what's at issue here is a legal document, sort of sworn statement by the wife of andy pettitte, who says yeah, i heard my husband tell me that roger
i'montessa brewer back in the saddle covering the big news coast to coast. we begin with breaking news. the judge in the roger clemens perjury trial has just declared a mistrial. nbc's pete williams is in washington, d.c. what's the judge saying about this trial, pete? >> reporter: well, the judge has said he'll decide at a hearing on september 2nd, almost two months from now, where we go from here. this trial had just started yesterday with opening statements from both sides and the...
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staycations are big this year. aaa expecting a million more folks to opt out of traveling and instead cook out at home. speaking of barbecues, those will also cost you more as well. $61 including the beer. driving the price increase charcoal and lighter fluid. unfortunately higher food prices thanks to the old federal reserve money printing. nothing new to us, but who knew hamburgers and ketchup could break the bank? thank you, ben bernanke. well well whether you're resting at home or traveling, we have it covered. an estimated 3 million flying. perhaps where our concerns are the most serious right now. not just in the short term from stowaways to controversial pat-downs, to even being stung by a scorpion in flight. the intolerable experience of dealing with the tsa and at the same time no apparent real ability to intervene in critical situations has all of us frustrated. ron paul calls it evidence of the military industrial complex run amuck. kate, founder of fliersrights.org. kate, do you share congressman paul's
staycations are big this year. aaa expecting a million more folks to opt out of traveling and instead cook out at home. speaking of barbecues, those will also cost you more as well. $61 including the beer. driving the price increase charcoal and lighter fluid. unfortunately higher food prices thanks to the old federal reserve money printing. nothing new to us, but who knew hamburgers and ketchup could break the bank? thank you, ben bernanke. well well whether you're resting at home or...
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. >> big banks, big money. republicans aren't even pretending to root for the little guy any more. tonight, the gop is brazen in their efforts to protect the rich. now long can this party go on before it implodes? >>> minnesota democratic governor shows how you fight back against republicans. do we have a new progressive hero? >>> plus the dominique strauss-kahn trial falls apart. >>> does fox news start in the nix yop white house? we have the amazing report straight from the nixon library. >>> welcome to the show, everybody. i'm roo i'm cenk uygur. we have an awesome show tonight. >>> all right, we are the party of the rich. guys came out and said you are for corporate jets, oil subsidies were for the rich. they basically came out and said yes. look at them defending all those programs right here. >> the president is singling out expensive airplanes is not the folk usts issue we are debating here. >> you see the most ugly devicive press conference i think i have ever seen from a president. offered no solutions. other than let's tax rich people. >> the idea we raise taxes as the pr
. >> big banks, big money. republicans aren't even pretending to root for the little guy any more. tonight, the gop is brazen in their efforts to protect the rich. now long can this party go on before it implodes? >>> minnesota democratic governor shows how you fight back against republicans. do we have a new progressive hero? >>> plus the dominique strauss-kahn trial falls apart. >>> does fox news start in the nix yop white house? we have the amazing report...
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that is something that has to be determined here. >> that is a big point to make. so many times we do these stories, and it is someone that the families venture or others have introduced into their lives. all right. clint, thank you, and we appreciate your joining us on the latest in that case. >>> and coming up with the talk of america's debt and the state of the economy, some are looking toward the recovery and asking, where is the next big boom city? well, forbes is out with the list of cities that are expected to grow and prosper the most over the next decade. we have that list. i think that some of it may surprise you. >>> a major hailstorm damaged dozens of planes in denver halting travel plans for about 1,000 passengers, and when will they get back on track there? we have the latest. here's what i'm not... a pushover. right now, some in washington want to make a deal cutting the social security and medicare benefits we worked for. with billions in waste and loopholes, how could they look at us? maybe we seem like an easy target... until you realize... there
that is something that has to be determined here. >> that is a big point to make. so many times we do these stories, and it is someone that the families venture or others have introduced into their lives. all right. clint, thank you, and we appreciate your joining us on the latest in that case. >>> and coming up with the talk of america's debt and the state of the economy, some are looking toward the recovery and asking, where is the next big boom city? well, forbes is out with...
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they are convincing one another that it is not that big after deal. so right now the white house's big hope and i don't think it is misplace said that if we go to do doom's days on this, the hope is people that get blamed will be the republicans. >> that's option 2. that's default. i've given you two options. >> it's not default if we don't stop sending out the checks. if we keep sending out the checks, it's not default. we didn't default in '95. we just got near to it. >> does the president then say, okay, i'll agree to the republican plan? what's the third option besides default and defeat? how does he force his point of view, which is a reasonable balance, two or three to one, spending cuts to revenue hikes. >> i have no idea. i should say they're talking four or five to one. >> how do we get to there then? >> he can't. on his own we simply cannot. we live in a country, the constitution, the constitution has ultimate power. a lot of people think he could ignore them by asserting constitutional authority, but that is really dependent on the supreme
they are convincing one another that it is not that big after deal. so right now the white house's big hope and i don't think it is misplace said that if we go to do doom's days on this, the hope is people that get blamed will be the republicans. >> that's option 2. that's default. i've given you two options. >> it's not default if we don't stop sending out the checks. if we keep sending out the checks, it's not default. we didn't default in '95. we just got near to it. >>...
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will they go for true believe fler 2012 or big bucks? they're facing with twice michele bachmann and mitt romney. he's got the bank roll but she's the true believer. who wins? and a fight over abortion ritsz. kansas approved new regulations for abortion clinics regulating everything from the drugs they stock to the size and temperature of procedures in recovery rooms. supporters say the new rules will protect patients but critic sas they're a thinly veiled attempt to shut down abortion clinics. and actor gary sennese, known for lieutenant dan in "forrest gump" he's made a movie. here tonight to talk about the film and a new way you could help wounded service people. finally, imagine -- john lennon, a reagan democrat? that's what his one-time personal assistant recalls. check out the "sideshow" tonight. we start with the economy. senator richard durbin, democrat from illinois and senate majority whip. thank you for coming on "hardball" tonight. new york senator chuck schumer on the republican's motivation. listen to him first. >> we need
will they go for true believe fler 2012 or big bucks? they're facing with twice michele bachmann and mitt romney. he's got the bank roll but she's the true believer. who wins? and a fight over abortion ritsz. kansas approved new regulations for abortion clinics regulating everything from the drugs they stock to the size and temperature of procedures in recovery rooms. supporters say the new rules will protect patients but critic sas they're a thinly veiled attempt to shut down abortion clinics....
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would end up being a big surprise if geithner did leave. think about it, confirming a new treasury secretary would be painful and difficult. it would serve to relitigate the economic policy at a time that the republican presidential campaign is getting started. and it also could serve as a signal, we're told a lot of cabinet secretaries were given a window to leave, none of them are expected to leave now until november of 2012. at this point geithner doing this would be a real bombshell to the west wing. with budget negotiations still deadlocked, lay makers have ramped up the posturing in an effort to score points with the public, democrats and republicans are blaming each other for blocking a budget deal. kelly o'donnell, ain't no recess next week, huh? >> they claim they are going to work. let's see how much they get done. they are gone today and they'll be gone through the holiday and back here to try to show that they are concerned and willing to work on this debt issue. and one of things if you want to know what's behind this republica
would end up being a big surprise if geithner did leave. think about it, confirming a new treasury secretary would be painful and difficult. it would serve to relitigate the economic policy at a time that the republican presidential campaign is getting started. and it also could serve as a signal, we're told a lot of cabinet secretaries were given a window to leave, none of them are expected to leave now until november of 2012. at this point geithner doing this would be a real bombshell to the...
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big cuts over at the white house you could say. white house. the 50-foot-tall iconic elm tree on the north lawn was chopped down after being damaged in a thunderstorm this past sunday. how long had it stood at the white house driveway? 29 years. a teenage tree when it arrived at the white house. it was planted under ronald reagan back in '82. a big change in landscape at the white house. 29 years of history coming down. tonight's big number. >>> up next, right off a cliff, the anti-tax tea party right is pushing republicans away from any deal on the debt. are republicans willing to tank the economy to keep their base happy? you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. introducing the schwab mobile app. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone
big cuts over at the white house you could say. white house. the 50-foot-tall iconic elm tree on the north lawn was chopped down after being damaged in a thunderstorm this past sunday. how long had it stood at the white house driveway? 29 years. a teenage tree when it arrived at the white house. it was planted under ronald reagan back in '82. a big change in landscape at the white house. 29 years of history coming down. tonight's big number. >>> up next, right off a cliff, the anti-tax...
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. >> any big plans? >> may light off a firework fmplgts they're illegal where you live, i won't tell anyone. >> just between you and me. >> exactly right. >>> thanks for staying with us the next hour. it is the start of a long fourth of july weekend. one of those days where if you are not on vacation already, you sort of feel like a sucker, because it feels like everybody else is on vacation. but even on a sultry friday night in july, heading into a long holiday weekends, there are two outstanding things that happened in american politics today. there is no relationship to what another whatsoever. i won't stremp and try to make one. we're going to do one of these stories and then the other. the first one is this -- >> conservatism is an act of creation and love. a love for a cherished way of life we have inherited and will bequeath to our children. conservatism is the ligation of ideology. we sent our mind to the world. not of the world to our mind. we'll move every mountain. we will meet every challenge
. >> any big plans? >> may light off a firework fmplgts they're illegal where you live, i won't tell anyone. >> just between you and me. >> exactly right. >>> thanks for staying with us the next hour. it is the start of a long fourth of july weekend. one of those days where if you are not on vacation already, you sort of feel like a sucker, because it feels like everybody else is on vacation. but even on a sultry friday night in july, heading into a long holiday...
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>> obama has a big problem. the expectation is, the stewardship role of the president, he's going to take care of everyone, and it's -- it's really potentially kind of ten days that shook the world. if they don't fix this, as you well know, the economic reverberations will be endless, perhaps. so even though the republicans have immense responsibility, the president is expected to be the leader. when there was the famous government shutdown in the '90s they blamed the republicans, but there was no real economic impact. if this is not worked out, the economic impact is going to be giant. >> and what's your gut tell you on that? briefly, are you optimistic or pessimistic as you look at the next couple of weeks? >> here thei ishthe -- you talk people in the republican party, democrat party, they all talk about public service. their public sevens and the expectation is they're going to serve the public interest. and i think the view in the country now is, these people as public servants need to come together. how ca
>> obama has a big problem. the expectation is, the stewardship role of the president, he's going to take care of everyone, and it's -- it's really potentially kind of ten days that shook the world. if they don't fix this, as you well know, the economic reverberations will be endless, perhaps. so even though the republicans have immense responsibility, the president is expected to be the leader. when there was the famous government shutdown in the '90s they blamed the republicans, but...
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outrageous comfort, all-day long. >>> well, all big things are happening now. we're back. president obama held a town hall today, taking questions online from twitter. even house speaker john boehner got in the act. he took the opportunity to throw out a few questions himself. here's one -- will you take job-destroying tax hikes off the table? the speaker even retweeted another one from the afl-cio, where are the jobs? here's another one. after embarking on a adviser spending binge that's left us deeper in debt, where are the jobs? that tweet got a response from the president at the town hall. let's listen. >> this is a slightly skewed question, but what he's right about is that we have not seen fast enough job growth relative to the need. i mean, we lost, as i said, 4 million jobs before i took office, before i was sworn in. about 4 million jobs were lost in the few months right after i took office before our economic policies had a chance to take any effect. we haven't gotten the cooperation i would like to see on some of those ideas and initiatives, but i'm going to kee
outrageous comfort, all-day long. >>> well, all big things are happening now. we're back. president obama held a town hall today, taking questions online from twitter. even house speaker john boehner got in the act. he took the opportunity to throw out a few questions himself. here's one -- will you take job-destroying tax hikes off the table? the speaker even retweeted another one from the afl-cio, where are the jobs? here's another one. after embarking on a adviser spending binge...
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i remember last year when we led a big march in washington commemorating dr. king's i have a dream speech, glenn beck was at lincoln memorial with a huge march, tens of thousands of people. and a lot of people with me were a little upset as i was at his, in my opinion, not respecting the principles of the speech. but notwithstanding that, i wasn't too concerned about his day in the stun lasting. because of james brown, i knew the difference between those who have a lounge act and those who play the main room. see, the problem glenn is, you have to have something to say to stay. blackboards crying, all of that doesn't work in the main room. that's "the ed show." i'm reverend al sharpton filling in for ed shultz. you can find me every day from 1:00 to 4:00 listings time. go to nationalactionnetwork.net.
i remember last year when we led a big march in washington commemorating dr. king's i have a dream speech, glenn beck was at lincoln memorial with a huge march, tens of thousands of people. and a lot of people with me were a little upset as i was at his, in my opinion, not respecting the principles of the speech. but notwithstanding that, i wasn't too concerned about his day in the stun lasting. because of james brown, i knew the difference between those who have a lounge act and those who play...
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big news over the deficit. president obama is rejecting calls for short term hike to the debt ceiling making a rare appearance in the briefing room yesterday, the president invited leaders from both parties and chambers to meet with him on thursday at the white house challenging them to seize the moment and cut a deal. >> i don't think the american people here sent us here to avoid tough problems. it's, in fact, what drives them nuts about washington. when both parties simply take the path of least resistance. i don't want to do that here. i believe that right now we've got a unique opportunity to do something big, to tackle our deficit in a way that forces our government to live within its means, that puts our economy on a stronger footing for the future, and still allows us to invest in that future. >>> all right. sounds good. sounds hopeful, right? it does. it sounds like maybe something will get done. like maybe everyone will come in. except less than an hour after the president's invitation, john boehner d
big news over the deficit. president obama is rejecting calls for short term hike to the debt ceiling making a rare appearance in the briefing room yesterday, the president invited leaders from both parties and chambers to meet with him on thursday at the white house challenging them to seize the moment and cut a deal. >> i don't think the american people here sent us here to avoid tough problems. it's, in fact, what drives them nuts about washington. when both parties simply take the...
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let's do a big deal. let's show the american people that things can work. >> on that point before we go to break. i know that -- the republicans got to go back to the constituents. if they can get a bipartisan deal and everybody can put their hands on the hot stove, wouldn't america get behind that? >> i don't know about america. but i can tell you this, boehner splits his caucus like that, and he goes over there with half his folks to raise taxes, that is ball game for john boehner, i'll tell you. it's going to be a lot of republicans who can't go home again. >> congressman -- >> even if they balance the budget, raise the debt ceiling, and get the economy out of the cave. >> all that wonderful stuff, harold. >> okay. >> that says something. >> jim clyburn, thank you so much. good to see you. >> up next, let the good times roll for america's ceos. okay. yeah, pat, you're going to have fun with this next segment. a new study shows executive pay skyrocketing in the recession. we'll talk about that. you're w
let's do a big deal. let's show the american people that things can work. >> on that point before we go to break. i know that -- the republicans got to go back to the constituents. if they can get a bipartisan deal and everybody can put their hands on the hot stove, wouldn't america get behind that? >> i don't know about america. but i can tell you this, boehner splits his caucus like that, and he goes over there with half his folks to raise taxes, that is ball game for john...